Iowa One Room Schools: Washington #9

ORIGINS

I grew up in a small Ohio town and I rode the school bus from 1st through 12th grades. My bus ride always included a country road on which every school day we saw a one-room brick school house. (SW corner of Stine Rd and Enon-Xenia Pike). As the years went by I watched this wonderful, familiar friend fall apart. After I married the school really began to deteriorate. Every time we visited the area I would want to take a photo of the school but never did. Finally, when we went specifically for the task, the school was gone. It was a huge loss for me and, since that time, whenever we pass a one-room school it is a joy to stop to take a picture or two. Thus, our collection here and the blog with schools in other states. Jill :oD

Monday, April 30, 2018

Washington #9

Closed in 1950s. Additions on the west side. From Center Point, proceed SW on Lewis Access Rd across I-380 to Wildlife Rd (first road on south side) and turn south. Proceed to Cedar Heights Rd and turn east. Proceed to High Woods Rd and then turn south. When High Woods bends east it becomes Quail Ridge Rd and the very next intersection is Williams Lake Rd. On the NW corner of Williams Lake and Quail Ridge is the school. One can also turn SE on Williams Rd from High Woods Rd, Williams Lake being the first road on the east side south of Cedar Heights.